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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Web application for contact management...
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:08:01 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200906152308.23303.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A363D06.30508@shic.co.uk>

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On Monday 15 June 2009, Steve wrote:

> Running a DB is no hassle - I already run both MySQL and Postgres...
> Various unrelated requirements leave me with Windows on my desktop at
> the moment - so kmail isn't an ideal tool for me... I've fiddled with
> Thunderbird's address book but I found it rather lacking with respect to
> annotating contacts... it has a lack-lustre search... and it isn't
> client server - making it klunky if I intend to access the same data
> from my windows desktop; ubuntu netbook and Symbian internet-enabled
> mobile phone.  I like the idea that a contacts management package should
> allow me to initiate contact - so integration with email programs -
> using LDAP, perhaps - would be desirable... though not necessarily
> essential.

Ah, may have missed it in the original post that you want multi-client access.

> Joshua Murphy wrote:
> > Well, most tools that handle that functionality I know of are full
> > fledged CRMs, which are overkill for what you're after. You might take
> > a look at Simple Customer though, PHP & MySQL, and seems to take a
> > less 'enterprise' centric approach.
> >
> > http://www.simplecustomer.com/
> >
> > No idea if it's any good, though.
>
> This is definitely looking as if it is heading in the right direction.
> Features I hoped I would find, but seem to be missing are:
>
> * Tagging of contacts - something a bit like a taxonomy in Drupal....
> So, for example, I could tag Fred Bloggs as having UK residency;
> Occupation: Plumber - etc. and so that I could, at a later date search
> my contacts for a UK resident Plumber.  (OK, it's a contrived example,
> but, hopefully, it illustrates the idea.)
> * Flexible search for contacts... perhaps by name, perhaps by email
> address; perhaps just search notes.
> * Good support for multiple communications technologies... including
> non-US addresses; skype - etc. :)
> * Good support for ageing data on a field-by-field basis... by this I
> mean that it is relevant, for example, when addresses were established,
> because people move home...
>
> Many thanks for the suggestions so far - they've, at the very least,
> helped me refine my ideas about what I want...

Have you looked at egroupware/phpgroupware and even open-exchange products?  
As long as you are happy to run a server at home and store your 
social/professional networking contacts into either mysql or LDAP, one of 
these front ends should do what you want.
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Regards,
Mick

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  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-15 22:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-14 20:30 [gentoo-user] Web application for contact management Steve
2009-06-14 22:04 ` Mick
2009-06-14 22:29 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-06-15 12:22   ` Steve
2009-06-15 22:08     ` Mick [this message]
2009-06-16 12:09       ` Steve
2009-06-16 13:27         ` Steve
2009-06-16 18:39           ` Mick
2009-06-19  9:58             ` Steve
2009-06-19 10:32               ` Steve

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